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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1916
Page
2
An English merchantman The Caucasian was chased by a German submarine and stranded after its steering gear was shot. Captain Robinson leapt overboard to save his seven month old Pomeranian, swam to the dog, and carried it to the boat as the submarine neared. The captain’s act earned a medal from the National Canine Defense League.
A stormy night tale of a man eager to check the time without unbuttoning his coat. He meets a well dressed stranger who also buttons up. The stranger then reveals a watch and coldly says, You. The moment underscores a humorous, brisk social exchange.
A judge postponed ruling after a remark about new neighbors. The exchange centered on how the judge might react to the neighbors’ furniture being moved in. No further details were provided.
A dialogue questions if a friend’s peace plan could end the war. One speaker doubts that wisdom alone can halt conflict, noting that anyone capable of ending a war would also have prevented it.
A Georgia physician recounts his recovery after a period of illness using Grape-Nuts. He credits the cereal with rebuilding nerves, brain tissue, and muscle, improving digestion, and restoring strength and weight after months of poor health. He urges others to trial ten days if regular food fails to sustain the body.
A detailed recounting of April 14 1865 the day President Lincoln was shot at Ford s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth. The account notes Lincoln with his wife heading to Our American Cousin and Grant’s near miss while Booth waited in the box before delivering the fatal shot. It also covers Booth s famous acting family and Booth s Confederate sympathies.
An account describes John Wilkes Booth's Southern leanings and plot to abduct Lincoln, the theater assassination on April 14, and Booth's dramatic escape via Anacostia. It covers Lincoln's death, Johnson's oath, Booth's capture at Port Royal, and his fate in a Virginia barn fire, plus executions of conspirators Surratt Atzerodt Herold and Powell.
The article notes a facsimile autograph of assassin John Wilkes Booth on the National Hotel register in Washington dated Saturday April 8 1866. Booth was assigned to room 228 by clerk G W Bunker who testified at the conspirators trial on June 2 1865. The signature is described as Booths last salignature except the card sent to Vice President Johnson.
Experiments indicate that fireflies may emit a form of X ray radiation. Researchers report detectable emissions linked to bioluminescent processes in the insects, opening questions about their metabolic activity and potential applications in bioimaging.
Leo Kloczkowski owner of a dyeing and cleaning shop at 3332 Irving Park boulevard was burned to death in a rear room. His brother and five children escaped with help from Irving Park police and engine 68. A guard dog bit a lieutenant while attempting to retrieve the body. In Cambridge a suspect, Frank Anderson, alleged murderer of Roy Lenox, was arrested with items linking him to Lenox’s death. Sheriff Brown took Anderson and his wife to Cambridge.
In Rockford antimilitarists have asked the pastors’ association to back their campaign against introducing military training in public schools. A majority of parents of students support the plan to train male pupils.
Residents complained after central operations failed to respond to repeated telephone calls. The office was shut for fumigation following exposure concerns when an employee had been working while exposed to smallpox, leaving the town without service that night.
Fireman Charles Thompson was injured when an unbridled 65-foot aerial truck ladder toppled under his weight in Champaign. Wires from electric lights broke his fall and he suffered concussion and bruises.
Freeport Methodist churches will screen motion pictures during Sunday services and at church social events to attract young people who presently attend secular theaters on Sunday evenings.
The University of Illinois will dedicate the new chemistry building addition on April 19. The structure, fully equipped, cost 300000 dollars and with the old building will form one of the world's largest structures devoted to the study of chemistry.
A Galesburg effort to place flower boxes in the business district is underway by a Botany club initiative to enhance city aesthetics. The plan seeks community support and coordinated planting across the downtown area.
County Sunday school workers gathered in Galesburg for the annual conference. Hugh Cork, secretary of the Illinois State Sunday School association, led the meeting.
At a Saline county highway commissioners meeting it was decided to add an additional two mile stretch of hard road next spring. The action signals ongoing road improvements in Harrisburg and the surrounding area this construction season.
Hoopeston reports the poll tax issue will probably be placed before voters in the coming township election. The 1914 vote to do away with the tax is noted as background for the current decision.
Springfield reports a robbery at Swayze's restaurant following a brief closing for airing. The night man discovered the establishment breached upon return, marking the first shutdown in two years.
Alton resident and Wood River bartender Daniel Murphy froze to death after leaving work and falling into a frozen pool. His body was recovered half submerged in the icy water, ending a fatal incident investigated by local authorities.
Canadian prospects for American investment rise as western land prices stay low and wages fall. Subscriptions to a fifty million dollar loan exceeded the target by 60 million, signaling strong confidence. Winnipeg bank clearings reach a record one and a half billion dollars in 1915, with Western Canada showing booming business and future wealth from prairie crops and grain exports.
Fragmentary notes describe a large forum named Gostly Building on five acres. The text cites a total cost of 4,150,000 dollars with an implied rate per acre of 830,000 dollars and annual per-acre revenue or expense figures of 350 and 30 dollars, though the exact meanings of these figures are unclear.
An advert promotes a hair dressing product as a natural solution with a price of 1.00 and mentions related items including horseshoes bolted to nails and a Suglahin 18 Doan band. The OCR text is fragmentary and includes dubious phrases.
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